Abrams build and skill order

What strong players build on Abrams in Deadlock: 45,782 matches at Oracle rank and above over 30 days. Updated November 3.

Core

buy in order, more than 60% of players take these

Laning · before 10:00

  1. 4:00Close Quarters
  2. 5:52Melee Lifesteal
  3. 8:07Melee Charge
  4. 8:25Stalker

Mid game · 10–25 minutes

  1. 11:54Bullet Resist Shredder
  2. 17:06Hunter's Aura
  3. 23:22Superior Duration

Skill order

Max out in turn
  1. 1Shoulder Charge
  2. 2Seismic Impact (ultimate)
  3. 3Infernal Resilience
  4. 4Siphon Life
Ability0:151:471:503:244:176:049:1510:0210:5112:1816:2618:2825:0126:4330:20
Infernal Resilience181213
Shoulder Charge2357
Siphon Life41415
Seismic Impact (ultimate)691011
19% of Abrams players level up like this · the minute is on top

Situational

15 to 60% of players take these, check your match

Lane and farm

If the lane is tough or you want to farm faster
  1. Restorative Shotheals on shot
  2. Extra Regenregen
  3. Monster Roundscreep damage
  4. Extra Healthmore health

Survive fights

If you die fast
  1. Battle Vestvs bullets
  2. Healing Boosterstronger healing
  3. Dispel Magiccleanses debuffs
  4. Debuff Reducershorter debuffs
  5. Spirit Resiliencevs spirit
  6. Plated Armordeflects bullets

Weaken enemies

Stop enemies from healing, escaping and fighting
  1. Phantom Strikedisarms

More damage

Once the core is done
  1. Spirit Strikemelee
  2. Lifestrikemelee
  3. Spirit Snatchmelee
  4. Point Blankclose range
  5. Berserkerweapon damage
  6. Crushing Fistsmelee

Stronger abilities

Cooldown, duration and range of abilities
  1. Duration Extenderduration

Mobility

Catch up, escape, reach fights
  1. Warp Stoneteleport

Against whom

what Abrams players take noticeably more often when this hero is an enemy

Ready builds from the game

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Melee 90% of matches with builds

  1. 1
    lysticNo. 748747 · by lystic · 1,264 players · 53% wins
    1. Restorative Shot1:29
    2. Close Quarters3:23
    3. Melee Lifesteal5:31
    4. Melee Charge7:40
    5. Stalker9:17
    6. Bullet Resist Shredder10:57
    7. Warp Stone14:59
    8. Hunter's Aura16:23
  2. 2
    Rumples 1v11 Abrams 11/1No. 697756 · by Rumple · 914 players · 52% wins
    1. Restorative Shot1:22
    2. Melee Lifesteal3:45
    3. Close Quarters4:45
    4. Melee Charge7:12
    5. Stalker8:59
    6. Bullet Resist Shredder11:50
    7. Warp Stone16:27
    8. Hunter's Aura17:56
  3. 3
    Iphonz Gorilla Abrams (10/31/26)No. 243805 · by From It She Fled · 649 players · 54% wins
    1. Restorative Shot1:38
    2. Close Quarters4:14
    3. Extra Regen5:22
    4. Stalker7:00
    5. Melee Lifesteal7:56
    6. Melee Charge8:10
    7. Bullet Resist Shredder13:25
    8. Hunter's Aura17:56

Mixed 10% of matches with builds

  1. 1
    twitch.tv/togetherdl punchbramsNo. 749234 · by together · 286 players · 49% wins
    1. Extra Regen2:03
    2. Monster Rounds3:29
    3. Close Quarters4:19
    4. Stalker7:18
    5. Melee Charge8:33
    6. Bullet Resist Shredder11:53
    7. Warp Stone15:32
    8. Hunter's Aura17:07
  2. 2
    Adam Punch AbramsNo. 783027 · by Adam · 274 players · 53% wins
    1. Extra Regen1:45
    2. Close Quarters3:30
    3. Monster Rounds4:21
    4. Stalker6:59
    5. Melee Charge8:31
    6. Bullet Resist Shredder11:59
    7. Spirit Shielding12:35
    8. Warp Stone15:41

Spirit 0% of matches with builds

  1. 1
    SPIRIT TANKNo. 729853 · by Fokkusu · 33 players · 46% wins
    1. Monster Rounds2:00
    2. Extra Stamina4:00
    3. Arcane Surge5:52
    4. Spirit Strike7:01
    5. Mystic Expansion9:25
    6. Compress Cooldown12:16
    7. Duration Extender12:26
    8. Spirit Snatch18:42

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